Names / Boy names
Onan
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#3,780
in 1921
First recorded
1921
in U.S. data
Children named
43
since 1921
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,780 in 1921 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
: strength. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1921. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 43 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.